Booker T. Washington School
The two-story main building at Booker T. Washington School, built in 1916, stood here until 1975. At first an elementary school with grades 1-10, it became Booker T. Washington High School with grades 9-10 in . . . — — Map (db m123474) HM
Early boundary between Cherokee and Catawba Indians. Name first applied about 1745. Faust's Ford, 2 mi. above, used in Revolution. First bridge opened 1829, burned 1865 to delay Sherman's army which crossed on pontoon bridges downstream. Bridge . . . — — Map (db m123508) HM
This street was named for Brigadier General Stephen Bull (c. 1733-1800). Grandson of Lt. Gov. William Bull I, Stephen was a member of the Commons House of Assembly, the First Provincial Congress, the First General Assembly. He saw military action in . . . — — Map (db m21719) HM
(side 1)
Due to Columbia's strategic value, capture of the city was an objective of the Union Army during the Carolina's Campaign of 1865. By Feb. 15 Union forces had moved to within 4 miles of the city and met opposition from . . . — — Map (db m114025) HM
The National Register of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives and History
Cabaniss Building
Columbia Commercial Historic District
This building is a City of Columbia Historic Landmark
Cabaniss Building
c. 1867 . . . — — Map (db m238064) HM
CANAL DIME SAVINGS BANK
This three-story building was designed by the noted Columbia architectural firm of W.B. Smith Whaley and Co. Completed in 1895 and featuring a granite facade and red barrel tile roof, the building is a rare example of . . . — — Map (db m123494) HM
Cap. Swanson Lunsford a native of Va. and for many years a resident of Columbia, Died August 7th, 1799. Aged about forty years. He was a member of Lee’s Legion in the eventful period of 76. This humble tribute to his memory has been placed by . . . — — Map (db m67778) HM
[North]:
Capitol Complex
Dedicated to
Robert Evander McNair
Governor
Of South Carolina
1965-1971
This Complex was Conceived
and Planned During His
Administration
"South Carolinians have a special
feeling for this . . . — — Map (db m50901) HM
Carver Theatre, built about 1941, was one of Columbia’s two exclusively African-American theatres during the segregation era of the mid-20th century. It was run by black operators but owned by the white-owned Dixie Amusement Company for most of its . . . — — Map (db m53952) HM
Son of
Annie Black and Edward H. Lang
Born
Temple, Texas March 18, 1891
Died
Columbia, SC July 9, 1974
Minister in the Presbyterian Church U.S over
fifty years.
Chaplain in World War I and II.
First Chaplain in the . . . — — Map (db m46395) HM
Proudly we pay tribute to the honor and memory of those members of our church who served with the Armed Forces during World War II
★ William C. Ewart
Marvin Amick • Thomas Alan Brown • Clarence O. Baston • Obed M. Baston • . . . — — Map (db m238117) WM
Beginning in 1883 with services held in nearby private homes by Trinity Church, this Episcopal church then constructed a building on Barnwell Street, was organized into a mission, and became a separate parish in 1886. Rt. Rev. Albert S. Thomas, 9th . . . — — Map (db m28306) HM
"To advance the purpose of useful education by a liberal interchange of sentiments and ideals upon suitable subjects, and for the acquisition of an agreeable and well regulated . . . — — Map (db m188184) HM
This street, originally named Medium Street and part of the original 1786 Columbia Plan, bisected the area which was to be the campus of South Carolina College. The college, established in 1801 by an act of the General Assembly, later became the . . . — — Map (db m21848) HM
This marker honors Colonel Thomas Taylor, Patriot of the American Revolution. It is erected during this bicentennial year of 1976 to commemorate his contribution to the educational, cultural, civic, and religious life of the people of Richland . . . — — Map (db m51187) HM
Columbia Bible School classes began in 1923 in the towered building which once stood on this site (originally as Columbia Female College, later as the Colonia Hotel). Under the leadership of its first president, Robert C. McQuilkin, the school grew . . . — — Map (db m28303) HM
(Front Text): Columbia Bible College 1937-1960
In 1937 Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) acquired the Ainsley Hall House, designed by Robert Mills. The students housed here were trained for Christian service . . . — — Map (db m27963) HM
Completed 1824. Important link in the
system of waterways transporting
freight between the up country and
Charleston. Supplanted by railroads for
transportation after 1850. Leased to
Confederate Government to run powder
works. Enlarged . . . — — Map (db m11319) HM
Columbia Civil Rights Sit-Ins. On March 15, 1960 five African American students from Benedict College – Charles Barr, David Carter, Richard Counts, Milton Greene, and Johnny Clark – were arrested after refusing to leave the lunch counter at the . . . — — Map (db m123495) HM
Columbia Hospital "Negro Unit"
Columbia Hospital, est. 1892, opened a segregated wing for African Americans in 1934 at its Hampton St. location. In 1943, it built an expanded "Negro Unit" at the NW corner of Harden and Lady Sts. This 4-story . . . — — Map (db m158928) HM
South Carolinians found themselves at a major crossroads during the turbulent 1960s. In rural towns and cities across the state, African Americans and a growing number of white supporters waged public protests, filed lawsuits, and registered . . . — — Map (db m210539) HM
In South Carolina’s capital city, courageous student activists, attorneys, and civil rights organizations waged a campaign to transform our community. Facing stiff opposition, these freedom fighters took action and forever changed a city, state, . . . — — Map (db m210537) HM
(Front text)
From April 1864 to February 1865 Confederate bonds and currency were printed and processed in this building, constructed in 1863-64 for the printing and stationery firm of Evans & Cogswell. That firm, founded in Charleston, . . . — — Map (db m28531) HM
This river took its name from the Congaree Indians, a Siouan tribe which occupied the valley until the Yamassee War in 1715. The first wooden bridge here was completed in 1827. It was burned to delay the advance of Sherman's Army in 1865, rebuilt . . . — — Map (db m7366) HM
Historically a residential, light industrial, mercantile and transportation district, the Congaree Vista is bounded by the Congaree River to the west and Assembly Street to the east. To its north lies Arsenal Hill, while the Olympia Mill . . . — — Map (db m114017) HM
Richland County's second court house was built in 1803-04 on the northeast corner of Richardson (Main) and Washington Streets. In the 1850s, it was razed and a new court house erected on the same site. On the southeast corner was located the . . . — — Map (db m239236) HM
A fine example of the classic style in Southern domestic architecture. Built in 1820, probably after a design of Robert Mills. For almost one hundred years the home of the DeBruhl and Marshall families. — — Map (db m28629) HM
The second oldest building on campus, DeSaussure was designed to be a residence hall. It was originally called Old North Building and mirrors its predecessor, Rutledge College. DeSaussure was damaged by a severe earthquake in 1811, and the west . . . — — Map (db m168688) HM
Similar to the interior of their house, the Wilsons' yard was separated into public and private areas. The front garden featured a formal and ornamental landscape style intended for visitors and passersby. Private, utilitarian needs were met behind . . . — — Map (db m134996) HM
Symbolizing the strength and endurance of South Carolinians, these Palmetto trees commemorate the Columbia trained Doolittle Raiders whose courage and patriotism in the early hours of World War II rallied
a beleagured nation to save Western . . . — — Map (db m113534) HM
On this site stood Howard School, a public school for blacks established after the Civil War. By 1869 there was a two-story frame building large enough for 800 pupils. Partially funded by the Freedmen's Bureau, the school reportedly was named for . . . — — Map (db m30254) HM
First Lutheran congregation in Columbia. Church dedicated in this square in 1830 was burned by Union troops in 1865. It was rebuilt 1870, partly through aid of northern Lutherans, and used for Sunday School after present church was completed in 1931. — — Map (db m28073) HM
Named for Stephen Elliott, first president of the Bank of the State of South Carolina and noted botanist. Elliot College, a residence hall, was one of the first historic Horseshoe buildings to undergo extensive remodeling under the Horseshoe . . . — — Map (db m22241) HM
This street , originally named Upper Street, was the northernmost street in the original Columbia plan. The plan of the city depicted an area two miles square divided into lots of one-half acre; eight acres were reserved for erecting public . . . — — Map (db m226622) HM
(Front text) The Fair-Rutherford House, a Greek Revival cottage, stood here from ca. 1850 until it was demolished in 2004.
Built for Dr. Samuel Fair, it passed through several owners before 1905, when William H. Rutherford (1852-1910) . . . — — Map (db m58789) HM
Congregation organized 1809. Original church, built 1811 on Sumter Street corner, was burned Feb. 17, 1865 by Union troops who mistook it for the present church, built 1859, where the Secession Convention had met Dec. 17, 1860. Because of . . . — — Map (db m29209) HM
First congregation organized in Columbia (1795). The churchyard, allotted as a public burying ground in 1798, was granted to this church 1813. Here are buried: D.E. Dunlap, first pastor; Chancellor H.W. DeSaussure; Jonathan Maxcy, first President . . . — — Map (db m29042) HM
(Upper Medallion)
National Register of Historic Places
First Presbyterian Church
South Carolina
Department of Archives
and History
(Lower Medallion)
American Revolution Bicentennial
* Richland County Committee * . . . — — Map (db m32312) HM
Men who served in the
Confederate States Army
from the congregation of
The First Presbyterian Church
Columbia, South Carolina
1861-1865
Dedicated to those who died
in gratitude to those who served
[List of 64 names] . . . — — Map (db m46440) HM
Imagine starting your own restaurant. That is what Agnes' son, John Lucius Simons [b. 1859 - d. 1925(?)], did in 1891 when he built a 14 x 14-foot building beside his mother's house that he
operated as a lunch counter. His menu options included . . . — — Map (db m238113) HM
Founded 1828 by Presbyterian Synod of South Carolina and Georgia. Located here 1831. Moved to Decatur, Georgia 1925. Woodrow Wilson's father and uncle were among faculty members. Central building, erected 1823, was designed by Robert Mills as home . . . — — Map (db m28842) HM
This street was named for Charlestonian Christopher Gadsden, member of the 1759 Cherokee expedition, the
Commons House of Assembly, and the two Continental and Provincial congresses. He also served in several General Assemblies. During the . . . — — Map (db m28983) HM
• In 1700 the Congaree Indians encounter explorer John Lawson’s party as it makes its way up the Congaree River. • Columbia is chosen as the capital of South Carolina. In 1855 construction of the State House begins. • The effects of Civil War . . . — — Map (db m193108) HM
Sacred to the Memory of
George Elmore
who through unmatched
courage, perseverance, and
personal sacrifice brought
the legal action by which
black people may participate
in South Carolina democratic
party primary elections -- . . . — — Map (db m58187) HM
During the occupation of Columbia by Sherman's army February 17-19, 1865, soldiers brickbatted this statue and broke off the lower part of the walking cane. — — Map (db m46635) HM
The first bridge at Gervais Street was a covered wooden structure built in 1827 by the Columbia Bridge Company. It remained until 1865 when Confederate soldiers burned it and other bridges to delay the
advance of Sherman's troops. Rebuilt in . . . — — Map (db m7365) HM
Named for Maj. Wade Hampton Gibbes (1837-1903) prominent Columbian who owned much of the land to the east, Gibbes Green consisted of an area of land bounded by Pendleton, Bull, Pickens, and Greene Streets. Acquired by S. C. College by 1838, the land . . . — — Map (db m29169) HM
States-rights advocate Adley Hogan Gladden, who lived here before the Civil War, served Columbia as postmaster 1841-45 and was later bursar of S. C. College, captain of the Governor's Guard, and intendant of Columbia 1851-52. In 1847 he assumed . . . — — Map (db m30298) HM
(West face)
Erected By popular subscription A Tribute To the worth and service of N.G. Gonzales, Born August 5, 1858, Died January 19,1903. —–— "Faithful unto death." Gonzales
(North face) A . . . — — Map (db m21926) HM
Built about 1818 by Ainsley Hall. Purchased 1823 by Wade Hampton, I. Inherited by his daughter, Mrs. John S. Preston, 1863. Headquarters of Union Gen. J. A. Logan, 1865; residence of Gov. F. J. Moses 1872-74; Ursuline Convent 1887-90; College for . . . — — Map (db m27999) HM
This street was named for William Harden, a native South Carolinian. In 1776 he was given command of Ft. Lyttelton near Beaufort by the Second Provincial Congress of which he was a member. In 1781, serving as colonel under Francis Marion, he . . . — — Map (db m21776) HM
Downstream from where the current Gervais Street
Bridge now stands, Dr. Frederick W. Green owned and operated a lumberyard, and ran a grist mill to grind flour and corn. A native of New England, Green came South in the 1830s. Water from the . . . — — Map (db m7362) HM
Erected on the site of an earlier building that had served as the campus dining hall, Harper was part of an extensive mid-century construction program undertaken to accommodate an increase in enrollment. The building was named for William Harper . . . — — Map (db m22236) HM
This building is dedicated in loving memory
to
Henry Disbrow Phillips, D.D.
1882 - 1955
Rector of this parish 1922-1938
Bishop of Southwestern Virginia 1938-1954
Founder and warden of La Grange settlement,
La Grange Georgia an . . . — — Map (db m45391) HM
In 1899, construction on the Lincoln Street Tunnel, or "cut," began. It was part of Seaboard Air Line Railroad's plan to connect the rail terminal at Sidney Park with a passenger depot and diner at the corner of Lincoln and Gervais streets. From . . . — — Map (db m135000) HM
Established after the Civil War, this public school for blacks was located at the NW corner of Hampton & Lincoln streets by
1869 and was partially supported by the Freedmen's Bureau. It is said the school was named for Oliver O. Howard, . . . — — Map (db m46341) HM
This street was named for Brig. Gen. Isaac Huger, who fought in the Cherokee War of 1760 and during the American Revolution at Stono, Savannah, Siege of Charlestown, Guilford Court House, Hobkirk Hill. Born 1743 at Limerick Plantation in the parish . . . — — Map (db m29214) HM
Named in 1986 by Action of the Richland County Legislative Delegation and Highway Commission in recognition of one of this state's most distinguished citizens. A Civil Rights leader who worked unceasingly for equal rights for all, he helped keep . . . — — Map (db m49771) HM
Israelite Sunday School
The Israelite Sunday School, the first Jewish religious school in Columbia and the seventh in the United States, met in a building on this site until 1865. Founded in 1843 to give the city's Jewish children "an . . . — — Map (db m21925) HM
J. Marion Sims 1813 1883 Where the love of man is there also is love of the art. Hippocrates
(Lower Left): The first surgeon of the ages in ministry to women treating alike empress and slave (Lower Right): He founded the science of . . . — — Map (db m49773) HM
[Northeast Base]:
Inscription:
The Most Distinguished
South Carolinian
of His Time
Plaque
Erected in Grateful Appreciation of
James F. Byrnes
By His Friends in
His Native State and Nation
Executive . . . — — Map (db m50911) HM
[Front]:
The Jefferson Hotel, designed and built by Columbia entrepreneur and contractor John Jefferson Cain (1869-1929), stood here at the corner of Main and Laurel Streets from 1913 until 1968. The hotel (also sometimes called the . . . — — Map (db m21895) HM
This bridge is dedicated to the memory of
Joesph Daniel Sapp (1928-2000). As chair
of the Columbia Development Corporation,
he was instrumental in the development of
the Vista. Elected to the S.C. General
Assembly, he served as an advisor to . . . — — Map (db m45074) HM
Dedicated to the men and women
of South Carolina who served in
The Korean War
25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953
82,000 Palmetto State residents served in what has been called "The Forgotten War". Of that number, 26,000 served in the Far . . . — — Map (db m45073) WM
Congregation originated in the Sabbath School for colored people organized by the First Presbyterian Church 1838, later conducted by the Rev. G. W. Ladson. A chapel for the Negro members of that church was built here 1868. Rebuilt 1896. The title . . . — — Map (db m29385) HM
One of the original streets in the 1786 Columbia plan. Lady Street is thought to have been named for Martha Custis Washington, the new nation's first lady whom South Carolina wished to honor. Lady Washington presided over the President's home, . . . — — Map (db m21791) HM
This street probably takes its name from the cherry laurel (Laurocerasus caroliniana) and the mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), both of which are indigenous to South Carolina. Laurel Street is one of the original streets in the 1786 plan of . . . — — Map (db m21844) HM
Many consider the 1960s as the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, but the African American struggle for equality began much earlier. Throughout the 20th century, Black South Carolinians fought to bridge the gap between America's democratic . . . — — Map (db m223587) HM
Originally designed as a residence hall, Legare College replaced a library and science building erected on this site in 1817. Legare College was named for Hugh Swinton Legare, a South Carolina College graduate who served as Attorney General of the . . . — — Map (db m22151) HM
Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of South Carolina by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury as the inspirational symbol of the United . . . — — Map (db m68072) HM
Named for Francis Lieber (1800-1872), one of the most distinguished scholars in the history of the University. A native of Prussia, Lieber migrated to America in 1827 and was elected chair of history and political economy at South Carolina College . . . — — Map (db m22122) HM
Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, for whom this street is named, was a division commander in the Saratoga Campaign. In 1778, he became commander of the Southern Department of the American Army and was in command at Charleston when the city surrendered to the . . . — — Map (db m29217) HM
This cottage, built before 1850, with alterations and additions throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, was the home of Celia Mann (1799-1867) and her husband Ben Delane, among the few free blacks living in Columbia in the two decades . . . — — Map (db m28000) HM
This street was named for Francis Marion, one of the three S.C. Partisan Generals during the American Revolution. The guerrilla tactics against the British by Marion and his Partisan band earned for him the name of "Swamp Fox." Congress voted its . . . — — Map (db m120926) HM
(side 1) Dr. Matilda A. Evans (1872-1935), an African American physician, as well as a public health and civil rights advocate, lived here 1928-1935. A graduate of the Schofield School in Aiken and Oberlin College, Evans received her M.D. . . . — — Map (db m134987) HM
South Carolina College professor Maximilian LaBorde lived in this structure during his entire academic career from 1842 to 1873. LaBorde was an alumnus, state legislator, college trustee, and Secretary of State of South Carolina, as well as the . . . — — Map (db m168694) HM
This Greek Revival house was built in 1849 for David and Louisa McCord by slaves from her plantation, Lang Syne, in Fort Motte, S.C. David McCord (1797-1855) was a lawyer, editor, planter, banker, and legislator. Louisa McCord (1810-79) was a . . . — — Map (db m123505) HM
McCutchen House, named for Prefessor George McCutchen, was the second faculty residence built on the South Carolina College campus. It continued in that capacity until 1945 when the University stopped providing faculty housing and the Registrar's . . . — — Map (db m22200) HM
This fountain in honor of
The Carolina Patriots
Who Fought In
The American Revolution
Given by The American Revolution Bicentennial
Richland County Committee
The University South Carolina Society
The Lucy . . . — — Map (db m50961) HM
This Memorial Youth Center stands in memory of and in gratitude to the men of Richland County who gave their lives in World War II that the ideals of democratic living might be preserved. May the generous spirit of those youthful heroes commemorated . . . — — Map (db m53955) HM
To the Memory
of
South Carolina's Generals
Sumter
Marion
Pickens
and
Her Patriot Sons
Who Fought For
Independence
1775 1783
(D.A.R. Medallion) — — Map (db m221647) HM
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
These trees were planted
in memory of the students and alumni
of the University of South Carolina
who gave their lives
for their country and humanity
on the Mexican Border and in the World War . . . — — Map (db m46173) HM
This Italianate-style home was built c. 1872 for Theophilus and Virginia McKee Minton. The Mintons were prominent African American residents of Columbia during the era of Reconstruction. They were married in 1870. Their son, Henry McKee Minton . . . — — Map (db m223593) HM
This house was for sixty years the home of Modjeska Monteith Simkins (1899-1992), social reformer and civil rights activist. A Columbia native, she was educated at Benedict College, then taught high school. Director of Negro Work for the S.C. . . . — — Map (db m36015) HM
(Front text) Nathaniel J. Frederick (1877-1938), educator, lawyer, newspaper editor, and civil rights activist, lived here from 1904 until his death. This house was built in 1903 by Cap J. Carroll, a prominent businessman and city official . . . — — Map (db m56499) HM
(Front text) The North Carolina Mutual Building was built in 1909 by the N.C. Mutual and Provident Association, a black-owned
life insurance company with an office here until the mid-1930s. Built as a two-story commercial building, with a . . . — — Map (db m56496) HM
The Convention
of the
people of South Carolina
which adapted an
Ordinance Of Secession
at Charleston,
December 20, 1860
first met in this church
at 12 o'clock M.[sic]
December 17, 1860
and . . . — — Map (db m28950) HM
This land was purchased in 1854 by the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church as the site of Columbia Female College, Chartered by S. C. General Assembly Dec. 21, 1854. Classes were held from 1859 to 1865. The college survived . . . — — Map (db m28763) HM
In 1886, chiefly through the efforts of D. B. Johnson, first superintendent of Columbia public schools, Winthrop Training School, later Winthrop College, was started here in a small brick building which had been the chapel of Columbia Theological . . . — — Map (db m28021) HM
(side 1)
Founded in 1900 as the S.C. State Teachers Association, and known from 1918-1953 as the Palmetto State Teachers Association, the Palmetto Education Association (PEA) was a state-wide professional association for African American . . . — — Map (db m223427) HM
[East Face]
South Carolina To her sons of the Palmetto Regiment Who fell in the War with Mexico Anno Domini 1847.
[West face]
Colonel Pierce Mason Butler.
Lieut. Col. James Polk Dickinson.
Capt. Le Roy Secrest.
First . . . — — Map (db m81693) HM
Early homes for wealthy Columbians featured support buildings, or dependencies, including kitchen houses, carriage houses and stables, barns, and even greenhouses (outlined in yellow). Separate kitchen buildings offered fire protection for the main . . . — — Map (db m134968) HM
In order to know about aspects of the Wilsons' former house that no longer remain, researchers turned to oral history, maps, pictures and archaeology. Behind the house once stood a two-story kitchen building, a chicken coop, an outhouse, a barn and . . . — — Map (db m134997) HM
Pinckney College, constructed in 1837, honors a prominent South Carolina family.
Notables members include Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), who served as South Carolina governor and U.S. senator. He authored the "Pinckney Draft" at the Federal . . . — — Map (db m22124) HM
This building replaced the first faculty residence
on campus which was destroyed by fire in 1854.
Designed by P.H. Hammarskold, the presidents house
introduced the Regency Style of Architecture to
Columbia. It served as a faculty residence . . . — — Map (db m62590) HM
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